Re: Hardware - changing memory

Your specs list Win 7/64-bit. A 64-bit OS will automatically recognize the RAM. Note: Win7 is not officially supported at this time. But, it'll rock with more RAM. 6-8GB's works best depending on the MoBo.

Re: Hardware - changing memory

MC uses a maximum of 4 GB ram to run the program in Vista flavors. I doubt that will change whenever 7 is qualified. Windows XP Pro maxs at just under 3 GB. Here are the system requirements for Media Composer.

Re: Hardware - changing memory

Correct. MC is still a 32-bit app. Even running in a 64-bit OS, 32-bit apps can only address 4GB's of RAM, regardless of how much is installed. But, that's still approx twice the RAM that would be available to MC running in a 32-bit OS.